The Pro-Rectory of Graduation (PRG), Pro-Rectory of Post-Graduation (PRPG) and Pro-Rectory of Culture and University
Extension (PRCEU) are three of the five central executive bodies of the University of São Paulo (USP), which are
responsible for managing the University. The Pro-Rectory of Graduation (PRG) and the Pro-Rectory of Post-Graduation
(PRPG) coordinate undergraduate and graduate courses, ensuring internationally recognized quality education. The
Pro-Rectory of Culture and University Extension (PRCEU) is responsible for USP's cultural and extension policies,
promoting the university's dialogue with society. For the execution of our CBDynamics project, the support and
assistance of the Pro-Rectories was essential, since our participation in the iGEM competition in 2024 is thanks to
the financial support that the institutions of our University made available to us.
USP - Lorena School of Engineering
Our esteemed university has played a pivotal role in this journey, and today it is recognized as the best
university in Latin America, mainly because it values the development of research and scientific innovation.
We greatly appreciate the investment and trust in our group. The regional engineering campus provided us
with the knowledge and hunger to embark on this challenge. The financial and structural support of these
institutions has enabled us to submit the project for evaluation this year.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY - LOT
The Department of Biotechnology - LOT is part of the Lorena School of Engineering of the University of São
Paulo - EEL/USP. In this department, several researches are developed in the areas of microbiology,
lignocellulosic residues, etc., in addition to developing different biotechnological processes. Currently,
the department has eighteen professors, each of whom develops their scientific aspects in the college's
laboratories. This year, DEBIQ was fundamental in our team's participation in the iGEM competition by
funding the registration of a team member so that she could be in person presenting our project.
DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS - DEMAR
The Department of Materials - DEMAR began its activities in 1978 asthe Niobium Project, and since 2006 it
has been part of the School ofEngineering of Lorena (EEL/USP). In this space, the specific disciplines of
the Materials Engineering and Physics Engineering courses are taught. In 2024, DEMAR was responsible for the
registration of a team member, a physics engineering student, in the iGEM competition, so that she could be
in person presenting our project.
LABORATORY OF SYNTHETIC AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
The Laboratory of Synthetic and Molecular Biology (SyMB Lab) is part of the Department of Biotechnology at
the Lorena School of Engineering. In this laboratory, lines of research are developed in the area of
microbiology, genetic engineering, computational biology, synthetic biology, and many others, with a focus
on their industrial applications. With the permission of Dr. Fernando Segato, our secondary PI and also
coordinator of the laboratory, our team used its space and apparatus for the experiments and tests pertinent
to the CBDynamics project.
EEL USP SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY CLUB
The EEL USP Synthetic Biology Club (CBSin) is a student group that aims to disseminate knowledge about
synthetic biology, through scientific events, dissemination on social networks and internal meetings for
scientific discussions. The USP-EEL-Brazil team belongs to CBSin, denoting the extreme influence that the
entity plays on our project and actions. This year we also had the financial support of the club so that our
project could be presented in Paris.
PROMEGA CORPORATION
Promega Corporation is a leading global biotechnology company, which produces tools and inputs of interest
to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biomedical and research laboratory sectors, aiming at the effective
and creative application of science. Among these tools are "toolkits" of chemical reagents and integrated
systems. In 2024, we were one of the 10 iGEM teams chosen to receive a Promega kit, which helped us in
laboratory research for our project.
SYNBIOBR
The Brazilian Association of Synthetic Biology is a private, non-profit institution that proposes the
connection between scientists, students and synthetic biology enthusiasts, offering support and assistance
to the Brazilian scientific community. During this year, SynBioBR made it possible for us to participate in
the first Brazilian Congress of Synthetic Biology and helped us with important ideas and contacts for the
success of our project.
BIOLINKER
We had the support of the CEO of the synthetic biology company, BioLinker, Mona das Neves Oliveira for the
writing of our BusinessPlan. BioLinker works with genetic engineering tools to produce recombinant enzymes
in an accelerated manner and with a lower risk of failure. Mona's feedback was essential for us to write our
BusinessPlan with the information of interest to the market and to clarify the purpose and production
methods of our project.
